Clegg condemned over failure to deal with sex complaints

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Nick Clegg must share the blame for failing to investigate claims of sexual
harassment within the Liberal Democrats, an independent
inquiry has found.

The Deputy Prime Minister was one of several senior Lib Dems accused of
missing opportunities to deal with allegations of misconduct against the
party’s former election strategist, Lord Rennard. It is a huge embarrassment
for Mr Clegg, who has already admitted that his party is too “male and pale”
and in desperate need of modernisation.

The inquiry, led by investment fund boss Helena Morrissey, was launched after
the allegations against Lord Rennard emerged earlier this year. The